US Patent Issued to BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS on Nov. 3 for "Method for synthesizing magnetic, superhydrophobic and superoleophilic medium" (Arkansas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,780,688, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS (Little Rock, Ark.).

"Method for synthesizing magnetic, superhydrophobic and superoleophilic medium" was invented by Alexandru S. Biris (Little Rock, Ark.), Ali T. Abdulhussein (Little Rock, Ark.) and Ganesh K. Kannarpady (Little Rock, Ark.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of synthesizing a medium for fast, selective oil-water separation and/or oil absorption comprises providing a toluene solution containing a polymer or a polymer mixture; immersing porous wool-like structure (PW) in the toluene solution for a period of time; and removing the...